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with anthony weiner. i know he is going through torment. >> reporter: f. scott fitzgerald said there are no second acts in american lives but that's no longer true. america is a sand of second, third, fourth chances. hugh grant, marv albert, pee-wee herman, kobe bryant, all scandalized, all doing great today. former republican congressman mark foley resigned in 2006 amidst a sexting scandal of his own. he now hosts a radio show in palm beach, florida. then, of course, there is the comeback kid himself former president bill clinton, elected and re-elected and now heralded for his work in developing countries among other causes. >> as a general rule, most people can come back from scandals like this. >> reporter: crisis management experts say there are four steps to redemption, publicly acknowledge wrongdoing. demonstrate suffering, vanish and return with a new focus. our culture very much needs to see you take your beating. we need to see you pay a price. but once that price is paid, there's really nowhere
with anthony weiner. i know he is going through torment. >> reporter: f. scott fitzgerald said there are no second acts in american lives but that's no longer true. america is a sand of second, third, fourth chances. hugh grant, marv albert, pee-wee herman, kobe bryant, all scandalized, all doing great today. former republican congressman mark foley resigned in 2006 amidst a sexting scandal of his own. he now hosts a radio show in palm beach, florida. then, of course, there is the...
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after weeks of hoopla, congressman anthony weiner resigns. painfully act ward to the very end. >> today, i'm resigning from congress. >> we look at what finally made him decide to say good-bye. >>> plus, bullfighting school. when hollywood needs to train for scenes like this, he's the former matador they call on. so, when our neal karlinsky gives it a try, he finds out, you mess with the bull, and you might get the borns. >>> and, i correct. celebrity gossip is big business. but when the rumor mill goes too far, can correcting online falsehoods be a thing of its own? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 16th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with political scandal. democratic congressman anthony weiner resigned today after weeks of fallout over lewd pictures and messages he sent to women on the internet. house minority leader nancy p o pelo pelosi, who was among those prominent democrats calling all week for his resignation, rel
after weeks of hoopla, congressman anthony weiner resigns. painfully act ward to the very end. >> today, i'm resigning from congress. >> we look at what finally made him decide to say good-bye. >>> plus, bullfighting school. when hollywood needs to train for scenes like this, he's the former matador they call on. so, when our neal karlinsky gives it a try, he finds out, you mess with the bull, and you might get the borns. >>> and, i correct. celebrity gossip is big...
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here's abc's louisa yang. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner is holding on. >> i'm not resigning. no. >> reporter: he kept his head high as he walked into his apartment building. but his world is imploding. rad radaronline is reporting, the exchanges between lisa weiss. according to the texts, it takes a few days and 13, quick messages for the relationship to turn sordid. quote, from weiss, we can just get drunk and have mad, passionate sex. when she tells him to come to las vegas for a wild affair, he says, this whole re-election thing is keeping me tied up. in february, she writes, let's have some facebook sex. to which the kohnman responds, hey, sexy baby, i miss you. weiss claims he texted her when he was supposed to be doing the people's work in washington. and that they had phone sex on a government phone. >> he was eager to hear about if i wanted him. >> reporter: then, there's meagan broussard, the 26-year-old texan who told abc news, she had cyber sex with weiner, too. >> he would attempt all the time. >> i have never met any of these women or had physical relationships
here's abc's louisa yang. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner is holding on. >> i'm not resigning. no. >> reporter: he kept his head high as he walked into his apartment building. but his world is imploding. rad radaronline is reporting, the exchanges between lisa weiss. according to the texts, it takes a few days and 13, quick messages for the relationship to turn sordid. quote, from weiss, we can just get drunk and have mad, passionate sex. when she tells him to come to...
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a lot of calls for anthony weiner to resign amid the sex scandal. new scantily clothed pictures of the congressman. they were reportedly sent to one woman. our senior correspondent is going through all of this. what's the latest, dana? >> the latest today is that the white house has hagued in for the first time and a the president feel s weiner's behavior was inappropriate and that his dishonesty was inappropriate. he did not answer the question whether or not he should resign. leaders here in congress, the fellow democratic leaders are not doing that. they dropped a the hammer on him over the weekend. nancy pelosi, the dnc chairman also member of congress in a coordinated message saying publicly, you've got to step down. but still a democratic source i spoke to after that said even then, weiner was saying he's on the fence about whether or not he's going to resign we've been reporting since last week that he was ready to talk to his wife about whether or not that's the right thing to do. he says he wants to look his wife in the eye before he decide
a lot of calls for anthony weiner to resign amid the sex scandal. new scantily clothed pictures of the congressman. they were reportedly sent to one woman. our senior correspondent is going through all of this. what's the latest, dana? >> the latest today is that the white house has hagued in for the first time and a the president feel s weiner's behavior was inappropriate and that his dishonesty was inappropriate. he did not answer the question whether or not he should resign. leaders...
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anthony weiner himself got bumped. bumped his he was chased by the press to his own press conference. later, a hedge gave the media a payback. after a moment of stunned silence, the chase resumed. author and prison stripes added to the circus atmosphere. >> this is my book called "flush the toilet, why men cheat." >> reporter: which he had trouble giving away. at weiner's washington office, his plaque became a tourist attraction. with people using both thumbs and tongues while they posed so they too could be part of the -- >> disgusting -- >>s s ggross story. >> sorted. >> reporter: if the story wasn't sorted enough, a couple of hecklers looking for attention crashed weiner's perharess conference. >> i'm announcing my resignation from congress -- >> thank god, pervert. >> -- i continue to heal -- >> reporter: even the media were enraged, disowning the crashers. >> he's not with -- >> thank you and good afternoon. >> reporter: weiner's resignation may finally plug the slow week of news. >> drip, drip, drip. >> reporter:
anthony weiner himself got bumped. bumped his he was chased by the press to his own press conference. later, a hedge gave the media a payback. after a moment of stunned silence, the chase resumed. author and prison stripes added to the circus atmosphere. >> this is my book called "flush the toilet, why men cheat." >> reporter: which he had trouble giving away. at weiner's washington office, his plaque became a tourist attraction. with people using both thumbs and tongues...
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anthony weiner is an ex-congressman. weiner announced his resignation yesterday saying the distraction caused by his online sexting scandal made it impossible to continue his work. >>> and congress could vote next week to cut off funding for u.s. military operations in libya. angry lawmakers say the president should have gotten congressional approval before committing u.s. forces to the nato air campaign. >>> the barefoot bandit is expected in seattle, washington, today. 20-year-old colton harris-moore is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges as a fugitive, charged with stealing cars, boats and planes. colton harris-moore earned his nickname by going barefoot during some of his escapes, captured in a stolen boat in the bahamas last july. >>> security questions raised in texas after a prank at dallas ft. worth international airport. reporter jack fink of ktvt has the story. >> reporter: for most travelers airports aren't a fun place but this video posted monday on the website vimio shows two guys having some fun la
anthony weiner is an ex-congressman. weiner announced his resignation yesterday saying the distraction caused by his online sexting scandal made it impossible to continue his work. >>> and congress could vote next week to cut off funding for u.s. military operations in libya. angry lawmakers say the president should have gotten congressional approval before committing u.s. forces to the nato air campaign. >>> the barefoot bandit is expected in seattle, washington, today....
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we're talking about anthony weiner. extended excerpts. stand by in case you missed it. >>> the race for a cure as a super deadly toxic strain of e. coli keeps spreading. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] with amazing innovation, driven by relentless competition, wireless puts the world at your command. ♪ save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance?really was abe lincoln honest? mary: does this dress make my backside look big? abe: perhaps... host: could switching to geico reon car...
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this is anthony weiner. >> reporter: anthony weiner? >> no. weiner. pronounced the correct way. >> reporter: and spelled w-e w-e-i-n-e-r, just like the congressman. this kind of wiener is spelled w-i-e-n-e-r. the point is that if anthony weiner pronounced his name like the rest of the whiners the whole scandal would have lost much of its pun-laced appeal. >> if it's e-i it's "whiner," you say it like that. if its ie, it's wiener. i'm clearly a whiner, not a wiener. >> what does that make anthony, the other anthony? >> for what he did and being a democrat, he's definitely a wiener. >> reporter: stephen colbert was whining about how his show came up in text messages weiner exchanged with one woman. >> who claims she told weiner, "i was so psyched to see you on colbert. you were so funny." to which he says, "you watch it naked?" oh. oh, my god. >> reporter: but while colbert was squirting sanitizer and spraying lysol, barbara walters didn't sound so grossed out. after the totally nude close-up of weiner's alleged privates circulated online, barbara noted
this is anthony weiner. >> reporter: anthony weiner? >> no. weiner. pronounced the correct way. >> reporter: and spelled w-e w-e-i-n-e-r, just like the congressman. this kind of wiener is spelled w-i-e-n-e-r. the point is that if anthony weiner pronounced his name like the rest of the whiners the whole scandal would have lost much of its pun-laced appeal. >> if it's e-i it's "whiner," you say it like that. if its ie, it's wiener. i'm clearly a whiner, not a...
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loved anthony weiner. >> here's the thing. whose decision is it? because you they are top members of the democratic party saying it's time for you to go. his constituents by a slight margin are saying hey stay. it's his decision alone or left up to the constituent others the leaders? >> it really comes down to him and his wife. is his wife saying enough is enough and pull our lives back together. it will lie with anthony weiner. does he want to fight this out. it looks like he's trying to buy some time. >> thank you very much. don't go anywhere because we're going to take a quick break. i want to talk to mark about monday night's republican debate right here in manchester and specifically i want to ask him about newt gingrich and his chances now that all those staffers have just left his campaign. plus tina faye weighing in on her co-star's rant. >> don lemon cnn, you goofs. so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue®
loved anthony weiner. >> here's the thing. whose decision is it? because you they are top members of the democratic party saying it's time for you to go. his constituents by a slight margin are saying hey stay. it's his decision alone or left up to the constituent others the leaders? >> it really comes down to him and his wife. is his wife saying enough is enough and pull our lives back together. it will lie with anthony weiner. does he want to fight this out. it looks like he's...
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weiner to mayor anthony weiner. he's a man who won his district in new york city by a landslide in november. >> mary snow has reaction from some of the people he represents in washington. it was interesting, she called that speech she saw from him hot. a speech he was defending the 9/11 health bill. >> we remember when he was on the house floor and remember he was -- >> that impassioned speech he gave. >> very passionate, congressman peter king, they were going back and forth and apparently that is what caught her attention. you mention that he may have wanted to become mayor. he was seen as a likely contender and a strong contender in 2013 to be new york city's mayor. now the big question is, can he hold on to his congressional seat? >> i haven't told the truth. and i've done things i deeply regret. >> reporter: it was an emotional confession by democratic new york congressman anthony weiner admitting he lied about sending a lewd photo of himself to a woman over twitter. >> to be clear the picture was of me and i s
weiner to mayor anthony weiner. he's a man who won his district in new york city by a landslide in november. >> mary snow has reaction from some of the people he represents in washington. it was interesting, she called that speech she saw from him hot. a speech he was defending the 9/11 health bill. >> we remember when he was on the house floor and remember he was -- >> that impassioned speech he gave. >> very passionate, congressman peter king, they were going back and...
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weiner's district last week, it comes as no surprise to these constituents that anthony weiner is now admitting that he lied and many of the people we talked to last week were very suspicious and some said, you know, they weren't so concerned about the picture itself, they were taken aback by the way he handled this and interviews he did last week. >> interesting new york journalists errol lewis told kiran he has to worry about the reputation of being more of a show horse than a work horse. this overshadows a lot of things he's done in terms of policy and the like. >> he is very popular in the district and as you heard some people there say, they don't want him to resign. but one thing also that we've been hearing is the silence from other democrats in new york. >> those in the new york delegation. very interesting. >> very telling. >> mary snow, thanks so much. >>> new details this morning about the injuries sustained by yemen's president after the attack that happened last week on his compound. u.s. officials say that ali abdullah saleh suffered burns to 40% of his body. also that h
weiner's district last week, it comes as no surprise to these constituents that anthony weiner is now admitting that he lied and many of the people we talked to last week were very suspicious and some said, you know, they weren't so concerned about the picture itself, they were taken aback by the way he handled this and interviews he did last week. >> interesting new york journalists errol lewis told kiran he has to worry about the reputation of being more of a show horse than a work...
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anthony weiner does what he wants to do. he doesn't really listen to advice, even if it's given to him. he does what he wants to do. this is something that he himself needs to deal with. >> we are looking at pictures from may 31st. for quite a bit of length of time to our colleague, dana bash, back and forth, trying to get him to answer certain questions. at times evasive, at times not. since midweek last week, kate, he has been quiet. he hasn't tweeted. he's a congressman who tweets quite a bit. he canceled perhaps a number of events. he's fallen under the radar up until now. >> and he came out, i believe it was thursday morning, if my memory serves me correctly, that i was standing outside of his office along with other reporters waiting there to see if he would speak to the media as he had done every day prior to that. he came out and made a statement to the media that said basically, look, i'm going to get back to work. i've answered all of your questions and now i'm going to get back to the job that the people are payin
anthony weiner does what he wants to do. he doesn't really listen to advice, even if it's given to him. he does what he wants to do. this is something that he himself needs to deal with. >> we are looking at pictures from may 31st. for quite a bit of length of time to our colleague, dana bash, back and forth, trying to get him to answer certain questions. at times evasive, at times not. since midweek last week, kate, he has been quiet. he hasn't tweeted. he's a congressman who tweets...
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about congressman anthony weiner. live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." i'm bret baier. president obama today said america is on a path to long-term economic growth, despite less than encouraging numbers recently. white house correspondent wendell goler reports the president is not saying how long that will take. >> in a news conference with german chancellor "good morninchance angela merkel,saidt doesn't signal recession but might not be a one-time occurrence. >> we don't know if this is a one-month episode or longer trend. we're experiencing head winds. gas prices being most prominent. >> reporter: monday he told a cleveland reporter the jobs report was a blip but he wasn't sure what caused it. on this day, a "washington post," abc news poll show americans disapprove of the handling of the economy by a wide margin, he lost the bounce the job approval received after barack obama was killed and most people don't believe the economic recovery has begun. mr. obama says the long-term trend id kate it has. >> over 2 million jobs created in the past 15 months.
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we'll have more on anthony weiner's resignation. we hope you have a great evening and that we close out the week together tomorrow night. we'll see you then. >> and lawmakers. and how many california jobs it could cost. >> and arrest of a young san francisco man for refusing to pull up his pants. he tells his side of the story. >> and software to stimulate the brain. the remarkable pave it - pay off it is having in the brain. >> sky sevenhd live over market where hundreds of muni readers are waiting for the buses in the evening commute. >> a downed cable shut down all underground lines for the past couple of hours. >> crews reopened the kl and n lines. but the j and n are shut down in that intersection. >> one of the power arms got caught on a connector and dragged down a power line and cutting power to all underground lines. >> right now hundreds of commuters are waiting and not enough buses to go around. muni set up a bus bridge an
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vicky, you've met anthony weiner. you wrote a piece in "vanity fair" just after 9/11 in 2001, in which you met a number of congressman. they later accused of you of some kind of -- >> no, only he did. >> tell me what happened quickly. >> what actually happened was this. i had been sent by "vanity fair" to cover the world of interns in the wake of the gary condit scandal, which we were doing. i was shadowing three interns. then 9/11 happened. clearly, the story was no longer appropriate. i took those three girls out to dinner at the capital grill in washington, d.c., to thank them for their time and to say, girls, go back to your lives, story's over. as we were having dinner, about nine or ten congressman, we didn't know they were congressman, they just looked like businessmen, entered the private room next to where we were sitting and started clearly getting drunk, singing songs -- >> and one of them was anthony weiner, right? >> right. >> what does he say to you? >> he sits down next to me, he says, hi, i'm anthony,
vicky, you've met anthony weiner. you wrote a piece in "vanity fair" just after 9/11 in 2001, in which you met a number of congressman. they later accused of you of some kind of -- >> no, only he did. >> tell me what happened quickly. >> what actually happened was this. i had been sent by "vanity fair" to cover the world of interns in the wake of the gary condit scandal, which we were doing. i was shadowing three interns. then 9/11 happened. clearly, the...
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i felt bad for them more than anthony weiner. >> listen, pete, did you find it funny? what was your reaction to this? >> well, it was inappropriate. it was the wrong place. it was bad timing. but it's what bengie does of the howard stern show". the jokes, i mean, i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh at those jokes. the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish, and why on earth did congressman weiner have to go make that resignation speech in front of a camera. why not write a letter? benji was at the first press conference and yelled out there, and did no one from congressman's weiner's office or from the media recognize this guy? i feel bad for the serious journalists who were covering this event that was kind of made a mockery of, but the bottom line is that is what benji does, and what the "howard stern show" does, and live cameras, man. >> and if any of us are on long enough, you will have a baba buoy moment, and that is just what benji does. so dean, i think the thing that bothers a lot of folks is when people want to laugh, they go to a
i felt bad for them more than anthony weiner. >> listen, pete, did you find it funny? what was your reaction to this? >> well, it was inappropriate. it was the wrong place. it was bad timing. but it's what bengie does of the howard stern show". the jokes, i mean, i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh at those jokes. the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish, and why on earth did congressman weiner have to go make that resignation speech in front of...
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a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the beginning of the exit. how many of the 100,000 troops currently stationed here should be brought home, and all of this amid the continuing clamor from congress to accelerate the withdraws and do something about the $10 billion a month being spent on this war. as you're about to hear, the two men at the top, secretary of defense robert gates and the general in charge, david petraeus, are making the case to be careful, keep the military pressure on. so who is right? and what is the answer to the questions americans are asking? that is where we start. are we winning this war? >
a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the...
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anthony weiner to resign. the behavior he has participated in is indefensible. his continued service in congress is untenable. this sordid affair has become an untenable distraction for represent weiner and his family. he should step aside and address his and his family's well-being. >> so as democrats start to abandon weiner we got word saturday that he is seeking professional treatment. he made no mention of that just hours earlier when our own jason terrell caught up with him on the streets of new york and he seemed adamant about hanging onto his seat. >> just to reconfirm about resignation, at this point you have no plans -- >> i have no news for you today. nothing changes. nothing is changed. >> so you're not resigning? >> a majority of weiner's constituents in new york apparently don't want him to resign, but he may not be able to withstand the pressure in his own party to quit. so let's talk about this now with cnn contributor harold lewis. he is a political anchor for new york one news. errol, good mor
anthony weiner to resign. the behavior he has participated in is indefensible. his continued service in congress is untenable. this sordid affair has become an untenable distraction for represent weiner and his family. he should step aside and address his and his family's well-being. >> so as democrats start to abandon weiner we got word saturday that he is seeking professional treatment. he made no mention of that just hours earlier when our own jason terrell caught up with him on the...
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anthony weiner coming clean. "i lied," his words today, in an emotionally and occasionally bizarre news conference, where he finally admitted after days and days of diversions, denials, half-truths, and outright lies to sending a lewd photo of himself over twitter. admitin admitting also to inappropriate relationships with six women, and exchanging messages with them, including a number of them after he was married. we'll show his whole statement and talk about whether he can survive politically. >>> also, a history lesson for sarah palin. palin not backing down, but doubling down on her comments about the historical accuracy of paul revere. historian douglas brinkley has the facts of the historic ride. >>> and a dramatic day in the case of the casey anthony trial. gary tuchman was there and tonig tonight's crime and punishment report. >> more of my exclusive interview with mitt romney in just a moment. >>> in fact, i agree with mitt romney, who recently said he's proud of what he accomplished on health care in m
anthony weiner coming clean. "i lied," his words today, in an emotionally and occasionally bizarre news conference, where he finally admitted after days and days of diversions, denials, half-truths, and outright lies to sending a lewd photo of himself over twitter. admitin admitting also to inappropriate relationships with six women, and exchanging messages with them, including a number of them after he was married. we'll show his whole statement and talk about whether he can survive...
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anthony weiner is, quote, truly conflicted. so we have to see how this pressure mounts and how that affects congressman weiner's position to stay or go, if it does at all. >> looking at the big picture, is there a political impact for democrats if he does step down? sources saying his district will likely be eliminated? >> this is a bit counter intuitive. follow me, it's quite interesting. new york is slated to lose two house seats going forward because of census and how reswitching deals work. now, before this news broke, the general idea was that once he would be cut upstate, one seat would be cut down state. before the news broke, it's not clear what seat would be cut in down state new york. now there's some talk among new yorkers, if you will, that now possibly very likely that it could be his seat, that he could lose his ninth district seat eliminated all together. and the conversation maybe that's why new york law makers haven't been out to publicly resign. maybe if he stays through this seat, would be cut. but should say
anthony weiner is, quote, truly conflicted. so we have to see how this pressure mounts and how that affects congressman weiner's position to stay or go, if it does at all. >> looking at the big picture, is there a political impact for democrats if he does step down? sources saying his district will likely be eliminated? >> this is a bit counter intuitive. follow me, it's quite interesting. new york is slated to lose two house seats going forward because of census and how reswitching...
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if that's obvious, what does anthony weiner do? i think the world of liberal cable news punditry got more competitive. john. >> as long as weinergate keeps getting weirder, which it will, this will continue to dominate headlines, this has gone from stupid to sad with the news of his wife's pregnancy, but this continues to be a distraction. that's the reality, unless he announces resignation. >> let's see what happens. everybody saying that could be close. i think it's safe to say the hopes of being mayor are toast. let's talk about alec baldwin. he's making a move for that job. can he pull it off, will? >> i think it's obvious. it's 20, 30 chances of reading a cue card and playing make believe. i have a governor of california, senator of minnesota as evidence. wrestling is acting. >> oh, carnell. >> you know, to run a city like new york, i should take a skill set. not like senator where you could get away with not doing much. if he runs as democrat, he should hire me, i could probably get him elected. >> celebrity candidates would
if that's obvious, what does anthony weiner do? i think the world of liberal cable news punditry got more competitive. john. >> as long as weinergate keeps getting weirder, which it will, this will continue to dominate headlines, this has gone from stupid to sad with the news of his wife's pregnancy, but this continues to be a distraction. that's the reality, unless he announces resignation. >> let's see what happens. everybody saying that could be close. i think it's safe to say...
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anthony weiner resigned today. the new york congressman had become infamous for sending lewd texts and tweets to young women. we asked congressional correspondent nancy cordes to tell us how it all ended. >> reporter: scott, the democratic congressman made the only tenable choice today, after being abandoned by nearly everyone in congress. >> i had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do. unfortunately, the distraction that i have created has made that impossible. so today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: congressman weiner gave up his fight 20 days after accidentally sending an intimate photo of himself to more than 40,000 followers on twitter. was that a picture of you? >> well, the main question that a lot of people are asking is "did i send the photograph?" i do not. that was prank, a hoax. >> reporter: those early lies and the flood of embarrassing photos that followed wore away at weiner's determination to hold on to his seat. as did the
anthony weiner resigned today. the new york congressman had become infamous for sending lewd texts and tweets to young women. we asked congressional correspondent nancy cordes to tell us how it all ended. >> reporter: scott, the democratic congressman made the only tenable choice today, after being abandoned by nearly everyone in congress. >> i had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do. unfortunately, the distraction that i have...
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and they don't blatantly lie as anthony weiner did, so specifically. he knew it was a lie, and he just spoke out the way he did, because he says he was embarrassed and he was -- >> he apologized to a few people from the podium. has he apologized to you yet? >> he apologized to everybody, he didn't apologize to me directly, specifically, didn't call me up or anything like that, and he doesn't have to. but i think to our viewers, though, a lot of people were watching, here in the united states and around the world, he went on television, he should have just kept his mouth shut and not said anything rather than blatantly going out there and lying. but he was arrogant, and thought he could get away with it, as he himself now acknowledges, and he made a huge, huge mistake. >> you've seen people resign or be fired over very serious financial impropriety. and so on, or criminal activity. this raises this whole issue of political misbehavior against political life or life in high office. what's your view? you've seen them come and go over the years? do you act
and they don't blatantly lie as anthony weiner did, so specifically. he knew it was a lie, and he just spoke out the way he did, because he says he was embarrassed and he was -- >> he apologized to a few people from the podium. has he apologized to you yet? >> he apologized to everybody, he didn't apologize to me directly, specifically, didn't call me up or anything like that, and he doesn't have to. but i think to our viewers, though, a lot of people were watching, here in the...
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we're tacking about anthony weiner. -- we're talking about anthony weiner. nobody is talking about the economy which in the tank. >> sean: there's another woman that has come out. and she gives very explicit details about vernacular for sexual acts. and then he says something about, oh jewish girls don't do this. i found that so offensive. >> you have someone who -- yes, it is offensive. what is interesting to me is having looked at the democrats over the past eight weeks, really, going after republicans something that there's a war against women. that the republican are waging against women. where are they? where are the profiles in courage to stand up and say let's get this over with i think it would be doing him a favor to push him. push him out, let him recover. >> sean: does he survive? >> no. >> no. >> sean: how long will it take? >> i don't know. i think he will have to be pushed forcefully. congress cannot force him to resign. >> but they could vote to expel him. very unlikely. >> sean: it is not going to happen. >> why should americans pay for an in
we're tacking about anthony weiner. -- we're talking about anthony weiner. nobody is talking about the economy which in the tank. >> sean: there's another woman that has come out. and she gives very explicit details about vernacular for sexual acts. and then he says something about, oh jewish girls don't do this. i found that so offensive. >> you have someone who -- yes, it is offensive. what is interesting to me is having looked at the democrats over the past eight weeks, really,...
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a former porn star reveals a role in the anthony weiner story. >> i think that anthony weiner should resign because he lied to the public and the press for more than a week. >>> a new twist to the scandal with congressman anthony weiner. a porn star said he asked her to lie about online communications. mary is in new york with details. what's the latest? >> if ginger lee said after the scandal broke she asked him about what to do. she said he told her to lie about exchanges and provided the words she should say she is a former porn star whose path collided with anthony we were online. ginger lee and gloria allred held a press conference to speak out about the communications with weiner. she claims he coached had he ever about dealing with the press after pictures surfaced about a lewd picture. >> he asked me to lie about our communication. i put out a three-sentence communication he told me to say. it said "i haven't met representative weiner i follow him on twitter because i support him and what he stands for. i have been hounded by political opponents and that has not changed my vi
a former porn star reveals a role in the anthony weiner story. >> i think that anthony weiner should resign because he lied to the public and the press for more than a week. >>> a new twist to the scandal with congressman anthony weiner. a porn star said he asked her to lie about online communications. mary is in new york with details. what's the latest? >> if ginger lee said after the scandal broke she asked him about what to do. she said he told her to lie about exchanges...
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congressman anthony weiner is off the job. no, he hasn't resigned. the house granted a two-week leave of absence and now president obama is weighing in. >> ultimately, there's going to be decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> well, for the first time in 50 year,s a u.s. president will visit puerto rico. he is going for the votes. million of votes that could prove decisive in the 2012 election. ed henry at the white house with more. ed? >> reporter: good morning, kyra. you're right. if you look at the map that national journal magazine put together, the puerto ricans have the largest is ballots ground the president needs in twelve. one of them is new york city. look at some of others. florida. 847,000 puerto ricans living there. new jersey 430,000, the state the president wants to have. pennsylvania 366,000 puerto ricans. connecticut and illinois states he should have especially illinois his home state. look at these other two. ohio, 94,000 puerto ricans that is a state a must have for this preside
congressman anthony weiner is off the job. no, he hasn't resigned. the house granted a two-week leave of absence and now president obama is weighing in. >> ultimately, there's going to be decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> well, for the first time in 50 year,s a u.s. president will visit puerto rico. he is going for the votes. million of votes that could prove decisive in the 2012 election. ed henry at the white house with...
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he is anthony weiner's fellow democrat from new york. he also happens to be in an important position politically. he's in charge of getting democrats elected in 2012. he called and said he's going to resign, he gave him the news. i'm told from a source that's familiar with this conversation, he went to nancy pelosi said, you've got to hear this, and the two went over to a tree to have some privacy, because, of course, the white house picnic was quite crowded, and then weiner proceeded to talk to both of them. i'm told he said he would resign and that he apologized for being a distraction. i'm told he was very remorseful about what he had done to his family, to his colleagues, to the party, and, you know, kyra, i was told by several sources, many sources over the past few weeks, who had spoken to anthony weiner, that he was really, really emotional. one says he was in despair, the other said he was turbulent. i'm told in this conversation he was more clear-headed in quite some time, where he would resign. at that point i'm told he had not
he is anthony weiner's fellow democrat from new york. he also happens to be in an important position politically. he's in charge of getting democrats elected in 2012. he called and said he's going to resign, he gave him the news. i'm told from a source that's familiar with this conversation, he went to nancy pelosi said, you've got to hear this, and the two went over to a tree to have some privacy, because, of course, the white house picnic was quite crowded, and then weiner proceeded to talk...
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i will never speak of anthony weiner again. we'll have more on anthony weiner tomorrow. (laughter) folks, the nfl may be in lockout mode but my reporting is still full contact and likely to result in head trauma. this is the sport report. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: we begin tonight on a sad note as america's sweetheart team the miami heat fell to the dallas mavericks in game six of the nba finals-- finals. (cheers and applause) don't cover your grief. (laughter) and everybody knows americans love rooting for an overdog. because let's face it, america is the lebron james of the world. this spring we decided to take our talents to libya and so ends what could have been an inspiring riches to even richer story. who could forget the season's humble beginnings with lebron leaving cleveland for miami in an hour-long televised special, then joining his new teammates dwayne wade and chris born to ride on a stage i havea forklift. everyone knew they were destined to win. and personally i'm offended that they were forced to prove it by playing basketball. but of course lebr
i will never speak of anthony weiner again. we'll have more on anthony weiner tomorrow. (laughter) folks, the nfl may be in lockout mode but my reporting is still full contact and likely to result in head trauma. this is the sport report. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: we begin tonight on a sad note as america's sweetheart team the miami heat fell to the dallas mavericks in game six of the nba finals-- finals. (cheers and applause) don't cover your grief. (laughter) and everybody knows...
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anthony weiner's fellow democrats. john larson chairman of the federal democrats in the house said it's difficult to watch the self-destruction of a friend and watch the witness of the breaking of hearts over what can be categorized as reprehensible behavior and bad judgment. larson is someone who did not publicly say that weiner should resign. he said it was up to constituents but many of the other democratic leaders and rank and file did say so. steve israel is a friend and a colleague of anthony weiner's from new york. he is also in charge of getting democrats elected in 2012. he was i think a bit more pointed in his statement. he said that it's right for him and his family because there's a lot of work to do in congress, and it talked about medicare and social security and some of the issues that democrats really felt that they were getting some traction on, wolf, and getting back on their feet politically until this anthony weiner scandal broke, and so that is a big reason and big indication, an illustration of wh
anthony weiner's fellow democrats. john larson chairman of the federal democrats in the house said it's difficult to watch the self-destruction of a friend and watch the witness of the breaking of hearts over what can be categorized as reprehensible behavior and bad judgment. larson is someone who did not publicly say that weiner should resign. he said it was up to constituents but many of the other democratic leaders and rank and file did say so. steve israel is a friend and a colleague of...
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a lot of people are asking congressman anthony weiner to resign. he announced he wants a temporary break from capitol hill. a lot of people wanting that more permanent. weiner admitted to sending lewd pictures of himself to women online. one was a girl 17 years old. the congressman says he had no inappropriate contact with her, did not send her any lewd messages for pictures. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence. the reason for that? he wanted to become a better husband. still not saying he's ready to resign. >> reporter: you've been reaching out to a number of people. what advice? have you spoken to the clintons and how are they advising you? >> i'm having conversations with people, friends, neighbors, members of the family. i've made mistakes, i have to redeem myself, get back to work. these are personal failings so i'm trying to get back to work. >> he wants to return to work. some are questioning whether or not he'll be able to do that. cnn congressional correspondent dana bash joins me now. you have been working the phones and source
a lot of people are asking congressman anthony weiner to resign. he announced he wants a temporary break from capitol hill. a lot of people wanting that more permanent. weiner admitted to sending lewd pictures of himself to women online. one was a girl 17 years old. the congressman says he had no inappropriate contact with her, did not send her any lewd messages for pictures. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence. the reason for that? he wanted to become a better husband. still not...
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anthony weiner. i think he's a great public servant. only anthony weiner can clean this up. >> this democrat told cnn publicly that others told us privately. >> these things hang on like a disease. you can't make this stuff up. tony is the only one that can clear it up. >> earlier in the week weiner came to the cameras but didn't answer questions about a lewd photograph sent from his twitter account. >> can you say why you haven't asked law enforcement to investigate what you are alleging -- >> dana, if i was giving a speech to 45,000 people, and someone in the back of the room threw a pie or yelled out an insult, i would spend the next two hours responding to that? no. >> have you ever taken a picture of yourself like this? >> i have photographs, i don't know what photographs are out there in the world of me. i don't know what things have been manipulated and dock toward, and we're going try to find out what happened. >> reporter: now weiner's strategy, try to completely avoid reporters questions. >
anthony weiner. i think he's a great public servant. only anthony weiner can clean this up. >> this democrat told cnn publicly that others told us privately. >> these things hang on like a disease. you can't make this stuff up. tony is the only one that can clear it up. >> earlier in the week weiner came to the cameras but didn't answer questions about a lewd photograph sent from his twitter account. >> can you say why you haven't asked law enforcement to investigate...
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the fact section anthony weiner is a bad guy. he is a psycho. when this came out, i was not surprised at all. i would watch him in interviews and watch him on television. i would hear what he had to say. and you could see he was like a boiler ready to explode. >> trump not mincing any words. let's go to jack. he has the cafferty file. >> you may think they enough about anthony weiner. but you would be wrong. it took the congressman, anthony weiner, more than a week to admit he lied about sending these pictures of himself to this college kid in seattle. and that he's carried on in inappropriate online exchange was a total of six women. interest only took a few minutes during that news conference to tell us all he is not going to resign. he should. house minority leader and fellow democrat nancy pelosi announced there will be an ethics investigation. not that those ever mean much. ask charlie rangel. ae whether weiner used government resources. if lying is considered unethical i would hardly think an investigation is necessary. that's the crux of
the fact section anthony weiner is a bad guy. he is a psycho. when this came out, i was not surprised at all. i would watch him in interviews and watch him on television. i would hear what he had to say. and you could see he was like a boiler ready to explode. >> trump not mincing any words. let's go to jack. he has the cafferty file. >> you may think they enough about anthony weiner. but you would be wrong. it took the congressman, anthony weiner, more than a week to admit he lied...
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we're not talking about anthony weiner. >> absolutely not. no pictures, just live events. >> now we have to get to your headlines. new video coming out of hamburg, iowa, where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee there and trying to contain raging floodwaters from missouri river. half of the town's 1100 residents forced out of their homes. if it doesn't work, parts of hamburg could be eight feet underwater for a month. the body of 2-year-old caylee anthony left in her car trunk? dr. voss yesterday the inventer of a new technique taking the stand describing the moment he smelled air samples from anthony's pontiac trunk. >> i essentially jumped back. the odor was extremely overwhelming and i was shocked that that little bitty can could have that much odor. the reason we progressed is the chloroform was shockingly high and unusually high. >> there's the doctor right there much the trial resumes this morning at 9:00 eastern. expected to testify, a handler of a cadaver dog and an f.b.i. expert who will testify about chloroform. that's dr.
we're not talking about anthony weiner. >> absolutely not. no pictures, just live events. >> now we have to get to your headlines. new video coming out of hamburg, iowa, where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee there and trying to contain raging floodwaters from missouri river. half of the town's 1100 residents forced out of their homes. if it doesn't work, parts of hamburg could be eight feet underwater for a month. the body of 2-year-old caylee anthony left in her car...
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i sympathize with anthony weiner. i know he's going through torment like virtually no other, but his greatest sin from the perspective of the public was not being truthful at the moment of crisis. what that showed unfortunately was a flaw in his judgment, in his belief, up to that point that he could somehow continue to deceive and i think that, as it goes back to congressman chaffetz's point, that trust and bond has been broken, that additional time, not just by the behavior, but by the additional lie on top. >> i think you benefitted from that to some degree coming out early and then, look, the question is going to be, i think it is going to be a matter daves now. you see the pressure that is being put upon him, we're not going to get to the ethics investigation. >> let me ask you about that. your point is exactly right, you also are an attorney. do you think that he has broken the law? an issue that sort of has been lost in the haze of this. >> not based on anything we have seen so far. based on anything we have se
i sympathize with anthony weiner. i know he's going through torment like virtually no other, but his greatest sin from the perspective of the public was not being truthful at the moment of crisis. what that showed unfortunately was a flaw in his judgment, in his belief, up to that point that he could somehow continue to deceive and i think that, as it goes back to congressman chaffetz's point, that trust and bond has been broken, that additional time, not just by the behavior, but by the...
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there are weiner cartoons. isn't that anthony weiner in the ballet tights? the news is coming across as comedy. >> do you guys know what your drawers look like? >> of course. i know what i look like in my drawers. i can identify my pelvis in a lineup. >> reporter: some can identify with anthony weiner. >> the guy behind the camera, what is your last name? >> weiner. >> just give me the camera. all right. talk to me about being a weiner. >> well, it's not that bad. >> actually we both know a little bit about being called weiner. look what my high school nickname was, inscribed even in my yearbook. wiener. because i was so tall and skinny. but no one has -- just watch where you point that thing ♪ hoechlt i'd love to be an oscar meyer wiener ♪ >> anyone named
there are weiner cartoons. isn't that anthony weiner in the ballet tights? the news is coming across as comedy. >> do you guys know what your drawers look like? >> of course. i know what i look like in my drawers. i can identify my pelvis in a lineup. >> reporter: some can identify with anthony weiner. >> the guy behind the camera, what is your last name? >> weiner. >> just give me the camera. all right. talk to me about being a weiner. >> well, it's...